Academics | Seminary Accreditation

Accreditation

Why Accreditation is Important for You
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As you explore your seminary education, keep in mind that
accreditation through the Association of Theological Schools (ATS)
is extremely important. The rigorous academic standards required by
ATS will ensure that your credits will transfer to other graduate
schools or that licensing bodies for denominations, hospital,
military, and prison chaplains program will accept your degree.
Many seminary programs originate and offer programs from schools
that lack accreditation.

Educational accreditation is a rigorous process by which an
institution is evaluated by an external organization for
educational quality and effectiveness. For graduate theological
education, the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of
Theological Schools (ATS) serves as this accrediting agency. To be
accredited, a school must undergo an initial review that examines a
wide variety of factors, including library holdings, faculty
quality, and financial stability. The ATS Commissioners repeat this
process on a regular basis to make sure each of its schools
maintain an acceptable level of academic quality.

No other seminary in New York has more accreditation than
Northeastern Seminary to guarantee the quality of your theological
education. Northeastern Seminary is accredited by the Association
of Theological Schools (ATS), Middle States Commission of Higher
Education (MSCHE), and the New York State Board of Regents.

All degree programs at Northeastern Seminary are accredited by
the following state, regional, and professional accrediting
institutions:

Professional

The Association of
Theological Schools in the United States and
Canada. The Association of Theological Schools is a membership
organization of graduate schools that conduct post-baccalaureate
professional and academic degree programs to educate persons for
the practice of ministry and for teaching and research in the
theological disciplines.

Accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association
of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, and the
following degree programs are approved:

The Commission contact information is:
The Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological
Schools in the United States and Canada
10 Summit Park Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
USA
Telephone: 412-788-6505
Fax: 412-788-6510
Website: www.ats.edu

Regional

The Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools is an institutional
accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education
and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. This Commission
is recognized by the United States Secretary of Education for
accrediting activities in the Middle States region, which includes
the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104,
215.662.5606

State

The New York State
Board of Regents granted academic accreditation to NES in
1998. Dr. John B. King, Jr., Commissioner of Education, New York
State Board of Regents, New York State Education Department, 89
Washington Avenue, 5 North Mezzanine, Albany, NY 12234,
518.474.2593.